hpipro4 s13 ka-t build

[EliteDriftProductions]

Wow! I just picked up a 90 hatch rolling shell clean title, and I need to do all of this interior work...now you have shown me what im getting into lol. Nice build looking forward to seeing that Ka-t soon!

[bataangpinoy]

good stuff man, love the build.

[hpipro4]

not much update! talked to my machinist and went over few stuff on whats going to be done to block. head and crank. im not used to having someone do the work for me but machining is abit much too to get into...lol

anyways.....spent my thursday and rest of fridays electroplating tons of oem nuts, bolts, brackets.

im using a caswell copy cad

this my 1st electroplating and im very pleased how they came out!

1st thing i do with the nuts and bolt are bead blast em with either aluminum oxide or glass bead. i degreased em using caswell sp degreaser powder mixed with distilled water and heat up to 140-160f then soak 5-10mins. then they go on acid bath till the fizzing stops.

heres some nuts and bolts soaking on distilled water before plating to prevent rust flash.


my setup. using an ebay 10amp max rectifier adjustable.


the bath! where magic happens! lol


you get a bright zinc finish. still need to dip em on either yellow iridescent or black chromate(which im going to nxt day off)

[tapdeznutz]

holy shit, taht is clean, can you make me a list of what you are using so that i can look into possibly getting this setup as well.

[hpipro4]

Originally Posted by tapdeznutz

holy shit, taht is clean, can you make me a list of what you are using so that i can look into possibly getting this setup as well.

https://www.caswellplating.com/elect...ting-kits.html

have their 1.5g kit plus youll need an rectifier cc/cv at least 10amp higher the better

[Gleeso]

Wasn't expecting much coming into this thread, but you definitely changed that. Some real quality work done.

[hpipro4]

did some tig welding today....


then this bad boys came in......wiseco 9:1 89.5mm


also d585 coils came in

[hpipro4]

finally got the block, head and crank frm the machine shop! they charged me 382.

hottanked, magnafluxed, decked and bored out .020over


resurfaced, pressure tested, hotanked, exhaust guides, valve seats grinded


polished only


decided to ruan aem fuelrail. has 11mm holes for injectors


went ahead and bought me an ATI super damper frm summit


got to file fit the top rings @ .018 although, i wanted the bottom ring to be at .020 well that isnt the case. unfiled 3 of the rings had ring gap of .022 & one was right fileable. any thoughts why this would be? could wiseco sent me the wrong rings???or my machinist bored it out too much but i doubt it. i moved the rings around to see if they made any difference but it was the same 3 rings @ .022 and 1 @ tight cant remember exactly.

[bathsaltsamurai]

Really great work you're doing my dude, I love seeing a KA-T done right!

P.S. you have alotta potential man, so did you have any mechanical experience before this or did the S13 force it? You gotta try to get in a shop if you already don't work at one.

[hpipro4]

Originally Posted by bathsaltsamurai

Really great work you're doing my dude, I love seeing a KA-T done right!

P.S. you have alotta potential man, so did you have any mechanical experience before this or did the S13 force it? You gotta try to get in a shop if you already don't work at one.

thanks!

had a few experience during highschool then went to wyotech then more experienced working on my car. my 1st time building an ka engine tho.

ya i work at a shop but not high performance stuff!

[bathsaltsamurai]

Originally Posted by hpipro4

thanks!

had a few experience during highschool then went to wyotech then more experienced working on my car. my 1st time building an ka engine tho.

ya i work at a shop but not high performance stuff!

Great stuff man keep it up you will go places. I took autoshop in highschool too, my dad had a bunch of mud trucks growing up we always worked on as well. I only worked in junkyards and a shop that installed stereos, systems, big rims and lift kits. Hopefully after my KA-T build I can use it as a driving billboard of my work and get in a performance shop. Anyway you're doing it right man you get props bro!

[razor787]

this is legit stuff your doing here. keep up the fantastic job thats being completed lol.

[Twinkies!]

god damn i love the attention to detail, keep it up

[libz]

very nice work man, holy crap cant wait to see the finished product

[hpipro4]

thanks yall

trouble with the wiseco rings!!! guess got bad batch of 2nd compression rings their pre-gapped too much cept one. their customer service is kinda crap over email they wont reply back guess ill have to call tmr and be on hold forever....lol

[hpipro4]

some update......

dipped in yellow chromate


decided to rebuild the ps pump


DIY crank holder


needed a bigger compressor! it was cheap and so far so good.


a must for an fittings!


stripped the block to bare cast iron...



got an awesome deal on mspnp2 ns8994


going to give it a shot....

[SaVAgES14]

LOOKIN GREAT MAN! What paint are you going with on the block?

[hpipro4]

might powdecoat it satin blk or vht satin blk

[hpipro4]

heres some update.....finally powdercoated the block silk satin blk frm prismatic powders.
my diy oven was abit weak took awhile to cure and hope it cured properly! was going to bomb it vht satin blk but decided to give it a shot. hope it holds...anyways here som pics

[project-D180]

.........niiice

[hpipro4]

havent done much but heres some update!











need to finish lapping the valves still...stay tuned!

[hpipro4]

head is all done ported & polished, valves lapped.


decided to buy the cosworth hg 1.1mm









arp headstuds

[SaVAgES14]

Damn, it's looking so nice. The yellow chromate really pops against that flat black, why did you decide to stick with stock valve train with such great machine work?

[hpipro4]

Originally Posted by SaVAgES14

Damn, it's looking so nice. The yellow chromate really pops against that flat black, why did you decide to stick with stock valve train with such great machine work?

thanks! with my hp goal i should be fine with stock but eventually, i will upgrade later on. that was my plan but wasnt too sure which cams, springs or valves to go with.

[Slippin'eight-nine]

Wow! Your interior looks 150 times better now! Its amazing to see the transformation from doodoo brown to slick black! My friend just put a new carpet in his MR2 and its so much fresher now!
Keep up the good work!

[hpipro4]

Originally Posted by Slippin'eight-nine

Wow! Your interior looks 150 times better now! Its amazing to see the transformation from doodoo brown to slick black! My friend just put a new carpet in his MR2 and its so much fresher now!
Keep up the good work!

thanks bro!

[snow hawk]

Such an amazing thread. Your attention to detail makes me super jelly lol. Love it though man, keep up the amazing work! I dont know how you put up with all that wiring lol, but props to you for doing so!

[hpipro4]

Originally Posted by snow hawk

Such an amazing thread. Your attention to detail makes me super jelly lol. Love it though man, keep up the amazing work! I dont know how you put up with all that wiring lol, but props to you for doing so!

thanks bro!!!!

[hpipro4]

topend not quite done! just test fitting stuff and waiting for more parts...

[hpipro4]

decided to go with supertech dual valve springs w/ti retainers



will be using the jwt cam gears.


ebay oil cap lol